About purely domestic wine report (10 entries)

• Why did you start charging for people to read your content?
  Beginning in 1996, through 2008, I wrote thousands of tasting notes/reviews on wines I wanted my retail clients to know about. During that era, I successfully introduced many wines that went ...
• Do you review all the wines you taste?
  Unfortunately, no. I realize readers mainly want to know which wines to pursue, however they also want to know about the wines that are best to avoid, and why. The purely ...
• What makes purely domestic wine report unique?
  The purely domestic wine report is the only publication that exclusively covers California, Oregon and Washington wines from the perspective of a single reviewer. It is independent and accepts no advertising, ...
• What does it cost to subscribe?
  Beginning October 15, 2011 subscription cost is 60USD. Print edition will be 150USD (except for those wishing to take advantage of the early subscription discount). The purely domestic wine report will ...
• I represent a winery(ies), how do I contact you?
  If you are a domestic winery (CA, OR, WA, ID, AZ) or a distributor, broker or PR and want me to taste your wine there is no assurance the wine will ...
• Who are the writers?
  Currently, Doug Wilder is the sole writer/reviewer of wines. The purely domestic wine report will have a featured guest article in every issue discussing wine-related topics.
• Where do you taste?
  I primarily taste at my offices in the village of Calistoga, CA, or San Francisco. I alternatively may taste with winemakers, vintners. distributors, or brokers at various locations.
• Do you use a specific manufacturer of stemware?
  As much as possible, I use the breathable stemware created by Eisch . It is lead free and has nearly a flat bottom for easy analysis of color.
• No advertising, how come?
  In order to provide a balanced, fair review of wines and producers, I elected to not allow any advertising from wineries. I include a hyperlink to the winery website in every ...
• Do you purchase the wines you taste for review?
  As a matter of disclosure, the purely domestic wine report typically does not purchase wines for review. Content for reviews is derived from a variety of sources:  ...